NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Ethernet Cable Preventing 2G Connection on AC1200 Dual Band WiFi Extender Model EX6120
I am trying to get my Netgear AC1200 WiFi extender model EX6120 to connect to my ethernet cable connection. The extender shows and connects to both 5G and 2G and works just fine without having the e...
rowller wrote:
It seems to be an access point issue on my home network, as I am able to set it up as a wifi range extender, but not an access point by having the ethernet cable plugged in. Still not sure how to bypass that point and set it up as an access point. The issue appears whenever I plug the ethernet cable in, on both PC and mobile device.
Did you read the manual and its instructions on how to set this up in AP mode?
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
Check the section in the manual To use the extender in access point mode
The idea is that you set it up with a wired connection to your router.
See step 3:
Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Ethernet port on the extender to a router Ethernet LAN port or a remote Ethernet LAN jack with LAN access.
I followed those steps. The issue appears on step 5 where I am instructed to launch the mywifiext on my browser and the New Extender Setup page should have displayed.
Whenever the ethernet cable is plugged in, the New Extender Setup page does not display.
The only way it displays the new extender setup page, is when the ethernet cable is not plugged in.
Maybe leave it unplugged until you get AP mode setup and then plug it in?
Once you do that, you'll have to go to the routers attached devices page to find the IP address for the extender to access it.
